Kinesiology students in the Teaching Sport Skills and Strategies class hosted a golf clinic and scramble tournament on May 9 in conjunction with the USGA promotional campaign to “Play 9” (http://www.usga.org/play-9.html). Dr. John Ingold and Dr. Jewel Lehman led this learning experience for the students. Dr. Ingold, former professor and…
May term in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota This May marked the tenth year Associate Professor Hershberger has taken students to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) of Minnesota for a self-contained canoe trip. Hershberger, alumnus Gretchen Nyce, thirteen students and several staff members met for orientation activities, gear checks…
2015 Kinesiology Department seniors present final projects Five class research projects designed and conducted by seniors were presented to an audience of faculty, alumni, administrators, students, family and friends at the end of spring semester. Each project began with the identification of a research question, a literature review, development of…
Students in the Wellness for Life class build cairns on the first day to reflect on what they can teach us about life and balance. A cairn is an impermanent human-made pile of stones. The word “cairn” comes from a Gaelic term meaning “heap of stones.” A search on the Internet…
The Kinesiology Department requires each student to complete a three credit hour internship in their senior year. Internship placements vary widely as students can choose the focus and location of the internship, often specifically related to his/her career interest. The college supervisor and the senior work together to select and…
The Kinesiology Department enrollment has increased, with a total of forty-two majors as of January 2015. This is nearly double the number of students in the department from the past several years. This heightened interest is partly due to the addition of the new exercise science major, which was added…
